Days before the stew heist, Becenti called police to have Ray removed from her property after she discovered that he was “setting up a camp in her garage.” An Albuquerque Police Department investigator noted that Becenti “does not want him back and he is not allowed in her home.”

Ray, pictured above, was arrested Sunday for felony burglary and booked into the Bernalillo County jail.

The criminal complaint does not address the whereabouts of the purloined posole, nor does it attach a monetary value to the traditional Mexican dish. (2 pages)